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Ecclesiastes 8:14-17

14ThereisH3426avanityהֶבֶל֮he.VelH1892which isdoneנַעֲשָׂ֣הna.'a.SahH6213upon theearthהָאָרֶץ֒ha.'a.RetzH776; that there arejustצַדִּיקִ֗יםtza.di.KimH6662men, to whom ithappenethמַגִּ֤יעַma.Gi.a'H5060according to theworkכְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣הke.ma.'a.SehH4639of thewickedהָרְשָׁעִ֔יםha.re.sha.'ImH7563; again, thereareH3426wickedרְשָׁעִ֔יםre.sha.'ImH7563men, to whom ithappenethשֶׁמַּגִּ֥יעַshe.ma.Gi.a'H5060according to theworkכְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣הke.ma.'a.SehH4639of therighteousהַצַּדִּיקִ֑יםha.tza.di.KimH6662: Isaidאָמַ֕רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559that thisalsoשֶׁגַּם־she.gam-H1571isvanityהָֽבֶל׃Ha.velH1892.

15Then Icommendedוְשִׁבַּ֤חְתִּֽיve.shi.Bach.tiH7623mirthהַשִּׂמְחָ֔הha.sim.ChahH8057, because amanלָֽאָדָם֙la.'a.DamH120hath no betterthingט֤וֹבTovH2896under thesunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121, than toeatלֶאֱכ֥וֹלle.'e.KholH398, and todrinkוְלִשְׁתּ֖וֹתve.lish.TotH8354, and to bemerryוְלִשְׂמ֑וֹחַve.lis.Mo.achH8055: for that shallabideיִלְוֶ֣נּוּyil.Ve.nuH3867with him of hislabourבַעֲמָל֗וֹva.'a.ma.LoH5999thedaysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117of hislifeחַיָּ֛יוchai.YavH2416, whichGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430givethנָֽתַן־na.tan-H5414him under thesunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121.

16When Iappliedנָתַ֤תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414myheartלִבִּי֙li.BiH3820toknowלָדַ֣עַתla.Da.'atH3045wisdomחָכְמָ֔הchokh.mahH2451, and toseeוְלִרְאוֹת֙ve.lir.'OtH7200thebusinessהָ֣עִנְיָ֔ןha.'in.YanH6045that isdoneנַעֲשָׂ֖הna.'a.SahH6213upon theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776: (for also there is that neitherdayבַּיּוֹם֙bai.yOmH3117nornightוּבַלַּ֔יְלָהu.va.Lay.lahH3915seethרֹאֶֽה׃ro.'EhH7200sleepשֵׁנָ֕הshe.NahH8142with hiseyesבְּעֵינָ֖יוbe.'ei.NavH5869:)

17Then Ibeheldוְרָאִיתִי֮ve.ra.'i.TiH7200all theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639ofGodהָאֱלֹהִים֒ha.'E.lo.HimH430, that amanהָאָדָ֗םha.'a.DamH120cannotיוּכַ֜לyu.KhalH3201findoutלִמְצוֹא֙lim.tzO'H4672theworkהַֽמַּעֲשֶׂה֙ha.ma.'a.SehH4639that isdoneנַעֲשָׂ֣הna.'a.SahH6213under thesunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121:becauseH834thoughH7945amanהָאָדָ֛םha.'a.DamH120maylabourיַעֲמֹ֧לya.'a.MolH5998to seek itoutלְבַקֵּ֖שׁle.va.KeshH1245, yet he shall notfindיִמְצָ֑אyim.Tza'H4672it ; yea further; though awiseהֶֽחָכָם֙he.cha.KhamH2450manthinkethיֹאמַ֤רyo.MarH559toknowלָדַ֔עַתla.Da.'atH3045it, yet shall he not beableיוּכַ֖לyu.KhalH3201tofindלִמְצֹֽא׃lim.Tzo'H4672it .

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